About us

Health First Europe is a non-profit, non-commercial alliance of:

• Patients
• Healthcare workers
• Academics and healthcare experts
• The medical technology industry

Our mission
We aim to ensure that equitable access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology and healthcare is regarded as a vital investment in the future of Europe. We call for truly patient-centred healthcare and believe that every European citizen should benefit from the best medical treatments available.

As part of our awareness raising activities we organise events and issue publications with the aim of communicating our core messages to EU decision-makers and opinion leaders.

Core messages

• Innovating for sustainable healthcare systems in Europe
• Healthcare practitioners are a key factor for innovating in new models of delivering healthcare services
• Patient-centric solutions for sustainable health systems
• Consistently valorising quality health is the cornerstone of a productive Europe
• "Health equals wealth". Health is a productive economic factor in terms of employment, innovation and economic growth.

Watch John Bowis speak about HFE